Chapter1060:SelectionProcess(Part1)

"Doyouwanttofight?Doyouwanttofight?"Saramandawasimmediatelyexcited,herchestheldhigh,andherbreathingbecamefaster.

Unlikethenervousnessanduneaseofhumangirls,thetrollclanisanaturallycombativerace,andSaramandacouldn’twaittostartabigfight.

Whenitcomestowar,eventhedragonclan,locatedatthetopofthepyramidinthisworld,isinferiortothetrollclan,whichinheritedthebloodlinefromthegiants.

Theancientgiantslovedtofightagainstthesky,theearth,andeventheair.Theywerealwaysfightingandcausingchaos.

InSia’sworld,therewereseveralseparatecontinentsthatwerecreatedbythedriftingofgiant-sizedlandplates.Eventually,thedragonclancouldn’tstanditanymoreanddecidedtodefeatthegiants.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃槄)

Thebodiesofthedeceasedgiantsturnedintomountains,andtheirbloodbecamerivers.Theyreturnedtodustandtheearth,bringingpeacebacktotheworld.

Thetrollclan,descendantsofthegiants,inheritedsomeofthegiants’immortality.Theywerethemostformidableopponentsduringthedivineerawar.

"Let’sgo!Letthewarbegin!"ExcitedSaramandapointedherfingersattwopowerfulteamsofhumangirls鈥揚rincessRoland’steam,knownasthestrongest,andLamia’steam,theonlyoneswhocouldmatchthetrollsinclosecombat.

Humanknightspossessedthemostbalancedattributesamongallraces.Theywereskilledwithvariousweapons,andwhentheyfoughttogether,theirstrengthsurpassedthesumofindividualstrengths.

TheLamiaclanpossessedapowerequaltothatofthetrollclan.Theywereagileandhadimpressivemagicalabilities.TheyweretheonlyclosecombatforcesintheLeviathanfactionwhocouldcompetewiththetrollclan.

However,thetrollshadanunfairadvantage-theycouldn’tdie,eveniftheirheadswerecutoffortheirheartspierced.Theirpositionasthebestgroundsoldierscouldn’tbechallengedbyanyotherrace.

Inaone-on-onemartialartscompetition,Lamiamighthaveaslightadvantageoverthetrollsduetotheirperfectskillsandtalents.Butwhenitcametolifeanddeathbattlesonthebattlefield,noracewantedtofightagainstthetrollclan.

Thetrollsinthetrollclanhaveaspecialgiftthatmakesthemnearlyinvincible.Theyarestrongandresistanttobothphysicalattacksandmagic.Somepeopleevensaytheycheat.

Wheneveratrollneedstobekilled,itoftencoststhehumansawholearmy.Thehumanshavetooutsmartthetrollsandattacktheminlargenumberstohaveachanceofwinning.

Whenthetrollsgathertogetherandchargeatthehumans,itbecomesanimpossiblesituationforthehumanstofindatacticalsolution.

InthewarbetweenthehumanarmyandtheLeviathanfactionduringthedivineera,theratioofcasualtieswasneverlessthanthirtytoone.Thehumanslostnineoutoftenbattles,andtheonestheywonwereusuallyveryclose.

Thereasonthehumansendedupwithcontrolofthecontinentismainlybecausetheyareabletoreproduceatafasterrate.Evenwithacasualtyratioofthirtytooneorevenonehundredtoone,thehumanswereabletooutlasttheLeviathanfaction.

Thetrollclandidn’tloseonthebattlefield,theylostbecausetheywereoutnumbered.ThehumanssacrificedcountlesslivestodefeattheLeviathan’sstrongestsoldiers,forcingthetrollstoretreatwithoutfighting.

TherecentbattlebetweenthehumaneliteknightMorrisandSaramandawaslikeareplayofthedivineerawar.

Thehero-rankedhumansfoughtbravelyandgainedastrategicadvantage,evendealingadeadlyblowtotheiropponent.Butthetrollscouldstillfightbackstronglyevenafterlosingtheirweapons.Morrisiscurrentlyreceivingtreatmentinahospital.

"Hmm..."Lamia’spriestess,Harlow,frownedanddrewherownspecialweapon,apairofcurvedswords.

OtherLamiaalsopulledouttheirownspecialweapons,mostofthemwerecurvedswords,buttherewerealsoverylongspikeswords,andevenhumanswordandshieldcombinations.

AllLamiaareweaponmasters,naturallyskilledinusingvariousnimbleweapons,whichsharplycontrastswiththetrollclan,whospecializeinheavyweapons.

Thatsix-meterlongsnaketail,justlikethetrolls’immunitytodeath,istheprideoftheLamiaandaspecialweaponthatfewtrollsfear.

InthehistoricalbattleswithintheLeviathanfaction,Lamiaoftencompletelyimmobilizetrollsinone-on-onecombat,achievingvictoryandbecomingtheonlyspecialunitamongmeleecombatantsabletogainanadvantageovertrolls.

Ifitweren’tforthefactthattheLamiaclanpreferstooperateinswampsandhumidtropicalrainforestsanddoesn’tparticularlylikeplainsandmountainousregions,thehuman’snightmareonthebattlefieldwouldhavetobeincreased.

Thetrollclandoesn’tcareaboutthis,havingtheinnateabilityofimmunitytoallattributesandthetalenttosurviveevenwiththeirheadssevered,theycanendureanyharshenvironment,trulyaversatilelandcombatunit.

"I’vealwaysheardtheelderssaythatLamiaareverypowerful,Ireallywanttotryitout,"Saramandaeagerlysaid.Theknight’sselection,afterall,wasaboutdisplayingstrength,andthatwasherspecialty.

Aslongasthey’retrolls,theyarenaturalelitelandcombatunits,it’snotanexaggerationtosaytheyarethestrongestcreaturesonland.Asdescendantsofgiants,theyhaveinheritedthetraditionofchallengingthesky,theearth,andtheair,andtheywon’tbackdownfromafight.

ExceptfortheleaderoftheLeviathanfaction,thedragonrace,thetrollclanpaysnoattentiontoanyoneelse.Itispuredelusionforanyotherracetothinktheycancommandthetrollclan.

Thetrollsonthebattlefieldarelikeperpetualmotionmachines.Theywon’tstopuntilthereisariverofbloodandonesidecompletelycollapses.

Thetrollsonthebattlefield,surroundedbythehumanarmy,areauniquearmythatcancontinuefightingwithoutanylogisticalsupport.Whentheyarehungry,theyeatmeat,whentheyarethirsty,theydrinkblood.Theyhavenopreferenceforrawfood.That’swhytheyhavethereputationofbeingman-eatingmonsters.

Actually,it’samisunderstanding.Ifyoureplacethetrollarmywithahumanarmysurroundedbyaforcetenorahundredtimesstronger,withnologisticalsupport,isolatedandwithoutanychanceofsurrender,theywouldlikelyresorttocannibalismoutofdesperation.

Thetrollsjustactmoreinstinctivelyandopenly,besides,theconceptof"surrender"doesn’texistinthetroll’smind.

Killingenemiesisjustanaturalthingtodo.

Beingkilledbyenemiesandreturningtotheearthislikereturningtotheembraceoftheirgiantancestors.Whatistheretofear?

Forthetrolls,asEarthChildren,thegroundbeneaththeirfeetistheirmotherandtheultimatehomeforalltrolls.

Dyinginbattleisanhonorforthetrolls,muchbetterthandyingofoldageintheirtribe.

Inreality,trollsdon’tdieofoldage.Whentheysensethattheyareclosetodeath,theirchoicesareeithertochallengeunbeatablemonstersandletthemselvesbeeaten,ortosimplyjumpintothevolcano.

Beingtornapartbyenemiesonthebattlefieldandhavingalltheirfleshsetalightbeforedying-thisisoneofthemostanticipatedwaysfortrollstomeettheirend.